Phallic stage

The phallic stage is the 3rd of Freud's psychosexual stages, when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure. In this stage the child deals with the Oedipus complex, if male, or the Electra Complex, if female.

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See also: Phallic stage, Electra Complex, Freud, Oedipus complex, Psychology, Psychosexual stages